When disasters strike, nursing homes face uniquely high stakes. Residents often depend on power, medications, mobility ...

Complying with  federal emergency preparedness standards for nursing homes set by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid ...

The increasing frequency and severity of natural and technological disasters have underscored the need for robust disaster preparedness within the healthcare system. In this context, nursing education ...

Pennsylvania long-term care providers must have updated emergency response plans. Here is why first responders may not have ...

Skilled nursing facilities do not experience emergencies as isolated technical failures. They experience them as cascading events, where power, climate control, clinical systems and human ...

On the first Saturday in April, a Buffalo blizzard set the stage for a deadly traffic pileup resulting in serious injuries with the added risk of hypothermia. While a springtime snowstorm is nothing ...

UW nursing students prepare to transport a manikin through an obstacle course to practice moving an injured person during recent disaster management leadership training. (UW Photo) The University of ...

The University of Wyoming’s Fay W. Whitney School of Nursing recently implemented comprehensive disaster management leadership training, preparing 39 undergraduate nursing students to respond ...